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Here are the top read news for #Sleep: Electro-acupuncture may be effective in treating sleep disturbances in women with breast cancer: Poor sleep is particularly bothersome for breast cancer survivors experiencing nighttime hot flashes because it has been shown to increase levels of pain, fatigue, depression and anxiety. Although electro-acupuncture produced significant sleep improvements, researchers noted that…

Here are the top read news for #Sleep: Sleep is key to curing chronic pain: ‘I won’t be able to cope with my pain if I don’t sleep well’ – research from the University of Warwick reveals that the way chronic pain patients think about pain and sleep leads to insomnia and poor management of…

Here are the top read news for #Autism: Cognitive Behavior Therapy Could be Key for Children with Autism Getting Enough Sleep: “Sleep problems for any child, but especially children with ASD, may cause issues in behavior and mood as well as impact learning abilities,” said Christina McCrae, professor of health psychology in the School of…

Here are the top read news for #Sleep: Can Melatonin Really Help You Sleep Better? “Scientists are just beginning to understand how well melatonin supplements work for different sleep problems, and when and how much it should be taken,” says sleep specialist Michelle Drerup, MD. A few studies suggest that taking melatonin for short periods…

Here are the top read news for #KidsHealth: Summer Camps Say They’re Not Sweating Over Zika Risk: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t released guidelines specific to summer camps for Zika prevention, but camp managers should follow general prevention guidelines, CDC spokesman Benjamin Haynes tells Shots. Many of those suggestions, such as wearing…

Here are the top read news for #Health: How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body: The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various diseases, improved well-being, a rewired brain. But the experimental bases to support these claims have been few. Supporters of…

Here are the top read news for #health: How Diet May Be Linked To The Quality Of Our Sleep As more and more studies are showing, the old saying “you are what you eat” may need an addendum: “you sleep how you eat.” A small new study from Columbia University Medical Center finds that over…